Cosgrove village

Welcome to our village website, where you'll find information about Cosgrove and the community.
Cosgrove village is a rural community located in South Northamptonshire and is served by West Northamptonshire Council.

Use the menu and dropdowns above to find information, news and points of interest for our village, where to eat, drink & stay, local businesses and our country walks. The Events calendar screen has details of what's on in the village for this and coming months, when and where each is held and which waste bins need to be put out for emptying each Wednesday morning. 
Spend some time to meander through our gallery of village views, both present and yesteryear. To help provide more interesting information and photographs, we have our News roundup and Village Events pages. Please take a look and see what's made the news.

For an email notification of important news, select the News tab, where you can add your email address. You will receive an email informing you, whenever items of news are added to the website.

Information for Development and Planning in the Parish is available by clicking the link or selecting from the dropdown menu above. 

If you can't find what you're looking for, please let us know by selecting Contact from the options above.

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Recent updates
Click the blue hyperlink to be directed to the page on the website containing the information. 
20th April 2025 - Village Events: Volunteers maintaining the equipment and matting in the play area on the Playing Field.
9th April 2025 - Parish Council Meeting Agendas 2025: Agendas listed. Documents - Cosgrove Parish Council: Strategic Risk Register 2024-2025 and Fixed Asset Register 2024-2025 uploaded. Finance - Cosgrove Parish Council: Financial Regulations 2024 uploaded.
6th April 2025 - Home: Parish Council Election update. 20mph Advisory Speed Limit article added.
4th April 2025 - Parish Council Meeting Minutes 2025: Draft Minutes of the April Meeting and approved Minutes for March added. AL5 site - Stratford Rd and Furtho Pit: Cosgrove Parish Council's letter sent to WNC, objecting to the development added.
29th March 2025 - Parish Council: Meeting agenda for Wednesday 2nd April. Annual Assembly of the Parish 2025: Minutes, presentations and reports added. Events calendar: events updated
11th March 2025 - Home: Parish Notice of Election 2025 added.
4th March 2025 - Volunteering opportunities: Community responder opportunity poster added.

 

Parish Council Election 2025

With the deadline for nominations to become a Parish Councillor and participate in the local election on 1st May 2025 now CLOSED, it is now known that there is no need for an election for Cosgrove Parish Council. Voting will only take place for the Ward Councillors, who serve on West Northamptonshire Council.
Cosgrove Parish Council has nine seats for councillors, but following the process to stand, only six of the existing councillors are willing to stand and no new candidates have come forward. The Parish Council will hold their first meeting of the new term on May 7th, where the first decision will be to elect a Chairperson. 
The intention of the Parish Council will be to fill the three vacancies by co-option. Members of the community who were considering standing for the Parish Council may still come forward, attend meetings and let the clerk know of their interest.
If that's you, please come forward and assist with the decisions that the Parish Council makes.

Looking after our Village

It's not difficult to appreciate frustration with issues that cause concern in the village. The condition of road surfaces, blocked drains, risk of flooding, quality of playing facilities, overgrown hedges and trees extending into paths and roads, inconsiderate parking, litter and dog mess to name a few. Some issues shouldn't exist, some can be solved if there's the finance to put it right and some are completely out of our control.
If you've read this far you may have an issue that needs adding to the list or an idea on how an issue can be resolved. You may be willing to have a go at solving an issue but don't know if you are allowed, or you may be unsure who to discuss it with. You may need the support of others to make an idea work. 
Volunteering can be very rewarding and can take as much time as you are prepared to give or fit in with what you normally do in your everyday life. Why not give it a go and let others know what you have to offer.
Please share your ideas and thoughts by emailing or speaking to a member of the Parish Council, attend the Parish Council meeting or simply using the Contact option from the dropdown above.

Recycling centres to open 7 days a week as new contracts set to launch

Residents will soon be able to take their waste to recycling centres across West Northants 7 days a week offering a better service and value for money this spring.
Starting from 1 April, West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) will enter a new contract with FCC Waste Services, better known as FCC Environment, to manage all six recycling centres across the area – Sixfields, Ecton Lane, Daventry, Towcester and Brixworth Household Recycling Centres and Farthinghoe Recycling and Reuse Centre.
Feedback from residents helped shape the future of waste and recycling services in West Northants as part of the development of its Resources and Waste Strategy in 2023. Their feedback highlighted that they want to have access to reuse, recycle and dispose of their waste more often and at a time that is convenient for them. Having previously been open on certain days of the week, all centres will open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm from 1 April 2025.
In the near future, other service improvements as a result of the new contract with FCC Environment, will also include a new onsite reuse shop at Sixfields Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) to complement the existing shop at Farthinghoe. The reuse shops will be operated via a charity partner and, residents will be able to visit the recycling centres and shop to donate items suitable for reuse/sale during opening hours of 10am – 4pm.
WNC has also awarded a second contract for the treatment of residual waste, which is the waste that is collected in residents’ black bins or sacks, and which cannot be recycled, to Thalia Waste Management.
Residents will see no changes to their current collection arrangements because of this new contract.
This contract, which will also start on 1 April 2025, will ensure at least 95% of residual waste will be treated, significantly reducing the amount sent to landfill.
The new contract will not limit changes that can be made to kerbside waste collections, meaning the Council can maximise the amount of recycling in West Northamptonshire.
Cllr Rebecca Breese, WNC’s Cabinet Member for Environment, Recycling and Waste said: “The signing of these two new contracts will improve our recycling centres and provide greater convenience to people, which is great news. We’ve listened to people’s feedback, and by opening them seven days a week and introducing a new reuse shop at the Sixfields centre, we are making it easier than ever for people to recycle and dispose of their waste responsibly. Both contracts reflect our commitment to sustainability and delivering value for money to our communities.”
Steve Longdon, Chief Executive Officer of FCC Environment said, “We are delighted to have been appointed to manage the six recycling centres across WNC until 2040. We are focused on providing over 425,000 residents with a welcoming and efficient household waste reuse and recycling service and we are looking forward to helping them reduce, reuse and recycle more than ever before"

The two contracts will be in place until 2040 and the signing of them will be noted at the Council’s Cabinet meeting on 11 February 2025.

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC)

WNC provides support services and advice for the community and holds consultations for the community to have their say.
Access the details on the WNC dedicated screen which can be accessed by clicking here.

Playing Field and Equipment needs of the community

Do you have aspirations to help improve the Village Playing Field?
If you do, gather your thoughts, determine what your children wish for, check out suppliers, potential costs and options to aid funding. Funding is an issue, but you may have the knowledge and skill to access grants.
Please let our Parish clerk, Jenny Evans or a Parish Councillor know if you can help. Contact Jenny by email at [email protected]